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Vettaiyan (2024)
41K
Original name: வேட்டையன்
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A sought-after Supercop gets caught in a series of unexpected events when he encounters a suspect who is accused of being involved in a murder case.
Style:
suspense, twist ending, intense, action packed, tense, fast paced
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police, cop, vigilante, lawlessness, revenge, investigation, corruption, chase, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, justice, danger, urban, law and order, cat and mouse, anti hero, suspect, accusation
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, dark and intense films with plots about urban, revenge, corruption, moral ambiguity, vigilante, investigation and cat and mouse mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Vettaiyan: Kasaba (2016), Mafia (2020), Darja (2022), Paayum Puli (2015), Adanga Maru (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A sincere cop, who's suspended from the department for locking horns with a few influential people in the society, starts taking revenge against those who finished off his dear ones.
Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: India
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Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Country: India
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Country: India
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